Rebellious Feminism: Camus's Ethic of Rebellion and Feminist Thought

ISBN-13: 9781403963642 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 270 str.

Elizabeth Ann Bartlett

Opis

In what might seem an unusual pairing, Barlett brings together the insights of Albert Camus and feminist thought, and in doing so sheds new light on both. Looking through a Camusian lens, Bartlett reveals a 'rebellious feminism' that simultaneously refuses oppression and affirms human dignity in solidarity with concrete, diverse others and the earth, giving us new insights into this life-affirming ethic.

Recenzje

"Placing feminist thought in dialogue with Camus' ethic of rebellion, Bartlett uncovers an 'auspicious coincidence' that will be a boon to philosophers, political scientists, social movement theorists, and feminists alike. Camus' rebellion is a strategy for resisting oppression while affirming a politics of justice and beauty, friendship and healing. With passionate clarity, Bartlett's Rebelious Feminism describes a way to live decently in the world." - Greta Gaard, Ph.D., author of Ecological Politics: Ecofeminists and the Greens, editor of Ecofeminism: Women, Animals, Nature and co-editor of Ecofeminist Literary Criticism

'Elizabeth Bartlett has found an 'auspicious coincidence' between feminism and Camus's rebellion against an absurd world begging for meaning. Both feminism and Camus plead for a just world in which love can thrive. Rebellion is not simply about the rejection of oppression but the affirmation of human dignity. Bartlett's illuminating analysis of Camus has helped me better appreciate feminism's message about empowering and freeing oneself within the limits of one's circumstances. Even if we cannot, as Camus writes, '...prevent the world from being a world in which children are tortured...we can reduce the number of tortured children...'' (Camus, The Rebel, 30) - Rosemarie Tong, PhD, Director, Center for Professional and Applied Ethics, Distinguished Professor in Health Care Ethics, Department of Philosophy, UNC Charlotte

Spis treści

Rebellion and Feminism Epistemological Bases Refusal and Affirmation Claiming One's Voice Solidarity Friendship Immanence A Politics of Limits and Healing

O autorze

ELIZABETH ANN BARTLETT is Professor and Head in the Department of Women's Studies, University of Minnesota, Duluth, USA. She is the author of Journey of the Heart: Spiritual Insights on the Road to a Transplant (1997); Liberty, Equality, Sorority: Origins and Interpretations of Feminist Thought: Frances Wright, Margaret Fuller, and Sarah Grimke (1994); Sarah Gimke's Letters on the Equality of the Equality of the Sexes and Other Essays (1988).